Colorado Breweries History: Flying Dog Ales In 1990 The Flying Dog Brewery was opened and was the first and only Brewery in Aspen, Colorado in over 100 years. In 1991 Flying Dog "Doggie Style" was bottled and won "The Best Pale Ale in America" at the Great American Beer Festival In 1994 Flying Dog Brewery in Aspen out-brews its facility and moveed to Denver, Colorado to open at the Broadway Brewery. The new facility allows for national distribution and expands the brewing capacity by nearly 3x from its Aspen origins. In 2000 Broadway Brewing closed and the Flying Dog Brewery & Pub opened with a newly renovated facility that once again meet the mass demands of brewing the Flying Dog Litter of Ales. The new location allowed for a 50% expansion over the next 3 years.